| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/a&m | | UPC: 00731454076425 | | Release Date: 10/7/1997 | | Buy.com Sku: 60078418 | | Item#: MRWGVR | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2012 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 1997 Special Olympics International Inc.
(C) 1997 Special Olympics International Inc.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | All proceeds from A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS 3 will benefit Special Olympics International. | | Producers include: Simon Osborne, Arif Mardin, Warren Fitzgerald, Cheryl Crow, Steve Thompson. | | Engineers include: Michael O'Reilly, Todd Vos, Rick Will, Masato Tachikawa, Ken Lewis. | | Includes liner notes by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. | | Personnel: Dave Matthews, Jonny Lang (vocals, guitar); Darius Rucker (vocals, acoustic guitar); Tracy Chapman (vocals, clarinet, percussion, background vocals); Natasha Shneider (vocals, keyboards); Chris Cornell, Schiavone McGee, Gwen Stefani, Justine Simmons, John Popper, Mary J. Blige, Natalie Merchant, Patti Smith, Steve Winwood, Sting, Sheryl Crow (vocals); Angie Martinez (rap vocals); Ted Larsen, Tim Reynolds, Tom Dumont, Val McCallum, Chan Kinchla (guitar); Jeff Trott, Mark Bryan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Andy Stoller (acoustic guitar, dulcimer, electric bass); Lenny Kaye, Oliver Ray (electric guitar); Mickey Sumner (flute); Stephen Bradley (trumpet); John Clark (French horn); Gabrial McNair (trombone, chimes); Dave Raicke (horns); Mitchell Froom (celesta); Jay Dee Daugherty (keyboards, percussion); Kyle Smith , David Frazier, David Hartley, Bruce McCabe (keyboards); Bobby Sheehan (bass guitar); Tony Shandhan (fretless bass, background vocals); Brendan Hill (drums, percussion); Adrian Young (drums, sleigh bell); Jim Bogios, Greg Upchurch, Pearl Man, Michael Rey Larsen, Jim Sonefeld, Peter Yanowitz (drums); Frank Pagano (percussion); Om'Mas Keith (programming). | | Audio Mixers: Don Dixon; Frank Filipetti; David Streeby; Rick "Soldier" Will; Ken Lewis ; John Siket; Malik Pendleton; Michael O'Reilly; No Doubt; Roy Cicala; Simon Osborne; Steve Lillywhite; Steve Thompson ; Steve Winwood; Tchad Blake; Todd Vos; Warren Fitzgerald . | | Recording information: Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY; Lake House; New Hit Factory, New York, NY; Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN; Sedi. | | Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Cornell; Dave Matthews Band; Eleven; Enya; Reverend Run & The Christmas All Stars; Christmas All Stars; Hootie & the Blowfish; Jonny Lang; Mitchell Froom; Natalie Merchant; No Doubt; Patti Smith; The Smashing Pumpkins; Steve Winwood; Sting; Sheryl Crow; Blues Traveler. | | Arrangers: David Hartley; Enya; Steve Winwood; Sting; Tracy Chapman; Natasha Shneider. | | Like its two predecessors, A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 is a charity album featuring new recordings by superstars. Like Vol. 2, Vol. 3 is a little weaker than the first collection, but there are still a number of fun holiday songs on the record, including cuts by Sheryl Crow, Chris Cornell, Smashing Pumpkins, Tracy Chapman, Hootie & the Blowfish, Patti Smith, Sting, and Steve Winwood. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/07/1997 | | Original Release Date : 1997 | | Catalog ID : 540764 | | Label : A&M Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 65m : 57s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00731454076425 |
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